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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1959
Page
3
A 1958 Bell System message highlights yearly operations including 4.6 telephones added per minute, 124000 conversations managed, and $5600 in wages. It notes Lavaca County gains 15 telephones and promotes long distance calls, station to station rates, and home extension telephones for $100 a month plus installation.
Mr and Mrs August J Fojtik announce the engagement of their daughter Carolyn to Elroy Anton Brogger son of Mrs Mary Brogger of Shiner The wedding is set for July 4 at St Josephs Catholic Church here.
The GVEC Bonus Bucks plan offers $20 certificates toward buying an electric range water heater window heat pump or food freezer or a 100 amp service entrance. After three weeks nearly 200 certificates have been issued and several hundred members are expected to participate by July 15. In Moulton dealers include Moulton Hardware Western Auto Fisbeck Auto Supply and Joe's Chevrolet Sales.
Receipts at the Flatonia Livestock Commission Co totaled 846 cattle 303 hogs and 25 sheep. A strong market prevailed with top hogs aligning with major markets but below last week. Prices ranged from 28 to 32 for good calves to 20.50 for good fat cows and 15.80 to 16.20 for top hogs.
Shreveport Henry Ford, 18, was found in a Chevrolet without the owner Buick Buick Bristo of Mansfield La giving permission. Ford and another teen were in the car and Ford will appear in City Court Friday to face charges of unauthorized use of the vehicle.
Mr and Mrs Ben Kleihege and their son with Mr and Mrs A A Baum bach of Muldoon spent the weekend in Rosenberg visiting Mr and Mrs Clarence Klesel and family.
The Dettman Hinze Winkenwerder reunion gathered about 27 families at the Moulton VFW Hall on Sunday May 30 1959. Attendees enjoyed fried chicken sausage potato salad and other fare with dominos played in the afternoon. A business meeting set the next reunion for the last Sunday in May 1960. Numerous Hinze and Kurtz families from Shiner Robstown Austin Camden Pasadena Gonzales Luling Tyler Dallas Seguin Spofford Conroe and other locations attended.
Mr and Mrs Walter G Schilhab and family depart Mondey for Jackson Mississippi after a vacation with Charles Bevan. The Schilhabs recently transferred by Shell Oil from Farmersville Louisiana to Jackson and reside at 1901 East Drive. Jeannette Jalufka of San Antonio visits family here. Mrs Kulhanek returns home after a month with the Svoboda and Helweg households.
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